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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday, arrives next week. The day commemorates the day...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSinger said that during this time, an estimated 250,000 people were kept enslaved in Texas despite...
Juneteenth 2024: Are banks, post offices and stock markets open? What to know
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoJuneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation and ending slavery in the United...
Fayetteville celebrates Juneteenth with annual festival downtown
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 15 minutes agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom on June 19, marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 7 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Sunny skies brighten things at 2024 Juneteenth Community Festival in Canton
The Repository via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoThe event continues until 7 p.m. tonight. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Crowds...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 1 day agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Why do some Columbusites celebrate emancipation two months before Juneteenth?
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoGranger’s words were based on the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been put into effect by...
Decatur celebrates Juneteenth with parade, activities — and cowboys
Herald & Review· 16 hours ago“We wanted to make it different,” said Hood, CEO of the Decatur-based African American Cultural and...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...